From 40979a126ecd189eb041b59edafe74cd9b4c044a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Woolf Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 22:24:14 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] suggestions highlighted by dang --- README.md | 21 +++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b348914..1df1ef4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ _This list has no affiliation with Hacker News, Y Combinator, or any YC-backed c - [Hacker News Wayback](#hacker-news-wayback) - [Hacker News on BigQuery](#hacker-news-on-bigquery) - [Hacker News Lists](#hacker-news-lists) - - [All public URLS with user-generated content](#all-public-urls-with-user-generated-content) + - [Public URLS with user-generated content](#public-urls-with-user-generated-content) - [Official RSS feeds](#official-rss-feeds) - [Hacker News Search](#hacker-news-search) - [Filter Out Posts Below X Points](#filter-out-posts-below-x-points) @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ If a user has **31 Karma**, they can flag submissions. Although submissions cann A `[dead]` submission (that does not also show `[flagged]`) is killed by a moderator or by the software. They will only be shown to users who have `showdead` enabled in their profile. A submission can simultaneously be `[flagged]` and `[dead]`. -If a user has **31 Karma**, they can also [vouch](https://blog.ycombinator.com/two-hn-announcements/) for a `[dead]` submission/comment. A vouched submission/comment has its rank restored (and potentially improved as the vouch can counteract the effects of flags), but it can be `[dead]` again at which point it can't be re-vouched. +If a user has **31 Karma**, they can also [vouch](https://blog.ycombinator.com/two-hn-announcements/) for a `[dead]` submission/comment. A vouched submission/comment has its rank restored (and potentially improved as the vouch can counteract the effects of flags). ### Setting Top Color @@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ Moderators will sometimes [rescue a post](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1 Relatedly, moderators can also [invite users](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10308900) via email to resubmit a post which didn't get much traction. +Posts benefiting from this program are visible at https://news.ycombinator.com/pool . + ### Edit/Delete Time Limits After a post or comment is made, it can be edited by the author **within 2 hours**. A post/comment can be deleted by the author within those two hours, **but only if it has no replies**, in order to prevent discussion from being lost. In that case, the post/comment **cannot be deleted** (This can result in a fake `[deleted]` edit if a person wants to remove their comment in the limit but can't). Users can [upvote posts from any time](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28817791) as a "bookmarking" feature. @@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ If you need something deleted but you can't, you'll have to message [hn@ycombina Comments can be collapsed by clicking the `[+]` icon to improve readability.`[flagged]` comments are sometimes collapsed by default, and moderators can set a comment to automatically be collapsed if necessary (e.g. meta-discussion). -When a comment thread is collapsed, the `[+x]` number on the right indicates the total number of hidden children comments. +When a comment thread is collapsed, the `[x more]` number on the right indicates the total number of hidden children comments. ### Shadowbanning @@ -117,11 +119,11 @@ Users/domains are usually shadowbanned for breaking HN rules/spam. If you feel y ### Green Usernames -Accounts which are less than **2 weeks** old will appear with a green username. +Accounts which are less than **2 weeks** old at time of submitting/commenting will appear with a green username. ### Thin Black Bar -Occasionally, there will be a thin black bar at the top of the top bar, in memoriam of a significant figure in the tech/science community dying. A Hacker News submission about the death will usually be at the top of the front page at that time. +Occasionally, there will be a thin black bar at the top of the top bar, in memoriam of a significant figure in the tech/science community dying. A Hacker News submission about the death will usually be on the front page at that time. ## Behaviors @@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ Occasionally, there will be a thin black bar at the top of the top bar, in memor The Guidelines state that _most_ political discussion is _probably_ off-topic. However, the line between technology and politics is blurred, especially as of recently. Most tech related submissions with a hint of political partisanship will quickly be flagged to death by users (or die a slow death due to the inevitable flame war). +dang has commented about this issue [many times over the years](https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=political%20overlap%20by:dang). + ### Implicit Downranking of Topics Around Diversity and Inclusion Likewise, topics around diversity and inclusion in tech have gained lots of visibility over the past few years. However, despite these discussions not being off-topic, they tend to be flagged to death by users regardless. Unfortunately. (Moderators occasionally unkill such threads if they see it in time, although it rarely sticks). @@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ Likewise, topics around diversity and inclusion in tech have gained lots of visi ### Paywalls -Many news websites have started implementing a paywall for their content, which has caused conflict with Hacker News's "original source" rule. The `web` button next to submissions (that does a Google search for the given title) was partially intended to serve as a paywall workaround; however, recent changes to the paywall implementations have closed that loophole. +Many news websites have started implementing a paywall for their content, which has caused conflict with Hacker News's "original source" rule. As a result, submissions which link to paywalled sites tend to get many comments complaining about paywalls, [which are off-topic](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989). @@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ Hacker News allows people to use the [old front page ranking algorithm](https:// ### Hacker News Wayback -Hacker News allows users to see what the front page looks like [at any point in time](https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2012-03-24). You can also do a wayback view for any user at their registration date by clicking their registration date in their profile. +Hacker News allows users to see what the front page looks like [at any point in time](https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2012-03-24), representing a weighted view of the submissions from that 24 hour period. You can also do a wayback view for any user at their registration date by clicking their registration date in their profile. ### Hacker News on BigQuery @@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ The list on HN is currently missing these additional links: - [/invited](https://news.ycombinator.com/invited) — List of stories deemed interesting whose author was invited to repost in order to give them a second chance because they didn't catch interest at the first submit. More information here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20508960 - [/launches](https://news.ycombinator.com/launches) — View Launch HN posts from YC companies -### All public URLS with user-generated content +### Public URLS with user-generated content - https://news.ycombinator.com/active - https://news.ycombinator.com/ask @@ -213,6 +217,7 @@ The list on HN is currently missing these additional links: - https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=[name] - https://news.ycombinator.com/vouched?id=[name] - https://news.ycombinator.com/flagged?id=[name] +- https://news.ycombinator.com/pool ### Official RSS feeds